LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers may eventually face off with the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals for the second straight season. For now, however, he's just like everybody else who's waiting to see if the reigning champions can set a new NBA record for regular-season victories.
K.C. Johnson of the Chicago Tribune reported James said Saturday he believes breaking a record is always more impressive when it's stood for an extended period. The 1995-96 Chicago Bulls' record of 72-10 has been the high-water mark in the NBA for two decades.
"Pretty cool" is how James summed up the season-long chase to set the new standard. The Warriors must win each of their remaining three games to accomplish the feat.
"Records are meant to be broken," James said, per Dave McMenamin of ESPN. "That doesn't mean your record that's broken [and] anyone is looking less of you. You have rushing records that are broken. You have home run records that are broken. You have 100-yard dash [times] that are broken. You have all types of records that are broken, but no one ever looks down upon the record that is broken."
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